The IBPS RRB 2018 is on its way after the official IBPS RRB notification was released in the month of June. The preliminary exam for Office Assistants would be conducted in August/September 2018. The prelims for IBPS officers exam (Scale I) would be conducted in the first half of August 2018. The IBPS RRB exam is a national level examination aiming at selecting thousands of candidates for the posts of Officers and Office Assistants in various regional rural banks. The IBPS along with Nodal regional banks and NABARD will start the provisional allotment after the results are declared. Candidates are advised to go through IBPS RRB 2018 Notification article carefully in order to proceed further with the process of recruitment.
IBPS RRB Notification 2018 Overview
This is the brief schedule of the IBPS RRB 2018 Exam. This includes all the major events, dates and mode of examination. Read the whole article for the detailed idea about IBPS RRB recruitment 2018
| Name of the Exam | IBPS RRB 2018 |
| Name of the Conducting authority | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| Level of the exam | Minimum Undergraduate (Completed) |
| Type | All India Type |
| Mode | Application – Online
Examination – Online |
| Exam Pattern | Preliminary – Objective
Main – Objective |
| Post Offered | Officer Scale-I, II, III and Office Assistant |
| Pay Scale | Rs.15000 – Rs. 25000 |
| Number of Vacancies | 5249 for Office Assistants, for Officer Scale |
IBPS RRB Exam Date 2018
The IBPS RRB exam dates according to IBPS RRB 2018 notification are given below. Any update in the dates would be updated in the list provided below. Applicants can read the detailed article about IBPS RRB prelims dates and IBPS RRB mains date here. Candidates should also note that the IBPS RRB officer scale 1 exam date is different than IBPS RRB office assistant exam date
| Events | Date(s) |
| Start of Online Applications & Fee Payment |
8th June 2018 |
| Last Date for Online Application & Fee Payment |
2nd July 2018 |
| Download of Call Letters for Pre-Exam Training |
Officer Scale I – July 2018 Office Assistant – July 2018 |
| Date of Pre- Exam Training |
Officer Scale I – 30th July 2018 to 4th August 2018 Office Assistant – 6th August 2018 to 11th August 2018 |
| Download of Call letters for Prelims |
Officer Scale I – July 2018 Office Assistant – August 2018 |
| Exam Date for Online Prelims Exam |
Officer Scale I – 11th, 12th & 18th August 2018 (if reqd.) Office Assistant – 19.08.2018, 25.08.2018 & 01.09.2018 |
| Results for Online Prelims Exam |
Officer Scale I -September 2018 Office Assistant – September 2018 |
| Download of Call letters for Mains |
Officer Scale – I, II & III – September 2018 Office Assistant- September 2018 |
| Exam Date for Online Mains Exam |
Officer Scale I, II, III – 30th September 2018 Office Assistant – 7th October 2018 |
| Results for Online Mains Exam |
Officer Scale I, II, III – October 2018 |
| Download of Call letters for Interview |
Officer Scale – I, II & III – November 2018 |
| Interview for Officer Scale I, II, III |
November 2018 |
| Provisional Allotment | All posts – Jan 2019 |
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IBPS RRB 2018 Eligibility Criteria
Now, that we know about the IBPS RRB last date for 2018, we should now look at IBPS RRB 2018 eligibility criteria. Candidates are required to check all the below-mentioned criteria carefully before applying. The Applicants are advised to read the detailed article on the link provided below:
1. Nationality
Fulfilment of either one of the conditions is necessary for taking the IBPS RRB 2018 exam:
- Must be a citizen of India.
- Must be a subject of Nepal.
- Must be a subject of Bhutan.
- Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 to be settled permanently in India
- A person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India
2. Age Restriction
Note that 01-September-2018 is the reference date for the purpose of calculation of age. Following are the restrictions for taking the IBPS RRB 2018 Exam:
| Name of the Post | Age Criteria |
| Officer scale – I | 18 – 30 |
| Officer scale – II | 21 – 32 |
| Officer scale – III | 21 – 40 |
| Officer Assistant | 18 – 28 |
3. Educational Qualification
To take the IBPS RRB 2018, candidates must have the following qualification in order to meet the demands of a specific post:
| S.No. | Name of the Post | Educational Qualification | Desirable Experience |
| 1 | Officer Scale-I | Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent
Preference will be given to those candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information, Technology, management, Law, and Accountancy; · Essential proficiency in local language of the applicable RRBs · Knowledge of computer skills and general awareness will be an added qualification |
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| 2 | Officer Scale-II
(General Banking Officer) |
Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
Preference will be given to those candidates having degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation, Information, Technology, management, Law, and Accountancy. |
2 years as an officer in a Bank or in any Financial Institution |
| 3 | Officer Scale-II
(Specialist Officer) |
Information Technology Officer
Degree from a recognized university in electronics/communication/ Computer Science / Information technology/ or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate- Certificate in ASP, PHP, C++, Java, VB, VC, OCP etc. |
One Year |
| Chartered Accountant
Certified Associate (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India |
One Year | ||
| Law Officer
Degree in Law from a recognized University with 50% marks in aggregate.
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Two years as an advocate or should have worked as law officer in Banks or Financial Institutions | ||
| Treasury Manager
Certified associate form the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or MBA in finance from a recognized university
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One year | ||
| Marketing officer
MBA in marketing from a recognized Institute
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One Year | ||
| Agriculture Officer
degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture with 50% aggregate mark |
Two years | ||
| 4 | Officer Scale-III | Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
Preference will be given to the candidates having degree/ diploma in Banking, Finance, Marketing, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Pisciculture, Agriculture, marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics, and Accountancy |
Minimum five years of experience as an officer in a Bank or Financial Institutions |
| 5 | Office Assistant (Multipurpose) | Degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent
· Essential proficiency in local language of the applicable RRBs · Knowledge of computer skills |
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IBPS RRB 2018 Eligibility Criteria
IBPS RRB 2018 Application From
With the release of the official IBPS RRB 2018 Notification, the application form was also released. There is a common form for applying for Office assistance and Officer grade exam. We have mentioned the step that needs to consider while filling the form
- Go to the official website www.ibps.in, click on the link CRP for RRBs, then go to CLICK HERE TO A
- APPLY ONLINE as per your requirement.
- Candidates need to upload signature and photograph while registering as a new user
- Fill the application form
- Pay the fees
The application fee is supposed to be paid online for which the details are:
- Officer (Scale I, II & III)
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates.
- Rs. 600/- for all others
- Office Assistant (Multipurpose)
- Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/PWD/EXSM candidates.
- Rs. 600/- for all others
The Applicants can read a detailed article about the application form for IBPS RRB Exam. Read more about the documents you should keep handy while filling the application form.
Application Form for IBPS RRB 2018
IBPS RRB 2018 Vacancies and Job Profile
There are more than 10,000 posts offered by the regional rural bank in IBPS RRB 2018. The posts that they are offering includes Agriculture officer, Marketing officer, Treasury officer, Law officer, Chartered Accountant, IT officer and General Banking Officer. The number of vacancies for various posts in RRBs is tabulated below:
| Post | No. of Vacancies |
| Officer Scale I | 3312 |
| Officer Scale II | 1469 |
| Officer Scale III | 160 |
| Office Assistant | 5249 |
| Total | 10,190 |
Apart from the IBPS RRB 2018 notification, the applicants can read the detailed article about the vacancies in IBPS RRB 2018 to know more about the salary and the job profile.
IBPS RRB Salary and Job Details
IBPS RRB 2o18 Exam Centres
As per the IBPS RRB 2018 notification, there would be more than 300 centres across 28 cities. The nation-wide exam will take place all across the country. We have provided a list of the exam centres in 28 states as mentioned in the table below. Also, the applicants can refer to the detailed list of the exam centres by clicking on the button below.
| State | Exam Center for Prelims | Exam Center for Mains |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapur, Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Hyderabad, Kakinada, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Puttur, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram | Guntur, Kurnool, Vijayawada |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar, Naharlagun | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur | Guwahati, Silchar
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| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Bihar Sharif, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Siwan | Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Muzzafarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur
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| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur
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| Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar
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| Haryana | Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Palwal, Yamuna Nagar
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Ambala, Karnal, Kuruksehtra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Baddi, Bilaspur, Dharamshala, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Una | Baddi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan
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| Jammu & Kashmir | Baramula, Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Srinagar | Jammu, Srinagar
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| Jharkhand | Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro | Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
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| Karnataka | Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Davangere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthpuram, Thrichur | Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthpuram
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| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur
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| Maharashtra | Amaravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara | Aurangabad Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai Nagpur, Pune
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| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Ri-Bhoi, Shillong | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima |
| Odisha | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar, Rourkela, Sambalpur
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| Puducherry | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur | Jalandhar, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur
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| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Thiruvallur, Thoothukodi, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Virudhunagar | Chennai, Dindigul, Kanchipuram, Madhurai, Thiruvallur, Thiruchirapalli, Virudhunagar
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| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal | Hyderabad, Khammam
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| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala
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| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Banda, Bareilly, Bulandhshaher, Faizabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Varanasi | Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow
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| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Roorkee | Dehradun |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Bardhaman, Berhampur, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Greater Kolkata, Siliguri | Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
IBPS RRB 2018 Exam Pattern
The recruitment process involves a series of online examinations for which the patterns are different depending on the post concerned. Following are the details of the IBPS RRB 2018 exam pattern:
Preliminary Exam Pattern – IBPS RRB 2018
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 45 Minutes |
| 2. | Numerical Ability | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | – | |
Mains Exam Pattern – IBPS RRB 2018
The mains exam, on the other hand, will have a different pattern. All the exams will be online, MCQ-based. Sectional and overall cutoffs will be applicable and negative marking will be in the form of 0.25 mark deduction for every wrong answer.
IBPS RRB 2018 Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale – I post
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | General Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 |
| 3 | Numerical Ability Paper | 40 | 50 |
| 4 A | English Language Syllabus Paper | 40 | 40 |
| 4 B | Hindi Language Syllabus Paper | 40 | 40 |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Syllabus Paper | 40 | 20 |
| Total | 200 | 200 | |
IBPS RRB 2018 Exam Pattern for Officer Scale – II post
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | Composite duration of
2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | English Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
IBPS RRB 2018 Mains Exam Pattern for Officer Scale – III post
| S. No. | Section | Question | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning Paper | 40 | 50 | Composite duration of
2 hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation Paper | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Financial Awareness Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 A | English Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 B | Hindi Language Paper | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Computer Knowledge Paper | 40 | 20 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
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IBPS RRB 2018 Selection Procedure
The Selection procedure remains the same for the IBPS RRB Exam. There would be no interview for the IBPS RRB Office assistance exam, but for officer grade, there would be an interview. The following table enlists the process of selection for each post advertised by the IBPS. Applicants can read the detailed article on the link provided below.
| Post(s) | Selection Process |
| Office Assistant | Prelims and mains exam |
| Officer Scale-I | Prelims, mains, and interview |
| Officers Scale II and III | Single online exam and interview |
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IBPS RRB 2018 Selection Procedure
IBPS RRB 2018 Syllabus
The IBPS RRB notification doesn’t mention any syllabus for the exam. However, it is seen that the questions are always asked from specific topics within each subject. The following table gives the section-wise syllabus for both prelims and mains examinations.
| English Language | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge
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To know more about the entire IBPS RRB syllabus, click on the following button:
To know the details of the IBPS RRB English Syllabus, click on the link below:
To know the details of the IBPS RRB Computer Syllabus
To know the IBPS RRB Reasoning Syllabus
IBPS RRB 2018 Admit Card
Candidates who have applied for IBPS RRB 2018 can download the admit cards/call letters from the official website of IBPS. According to IBPS RRB notification, Candidates are requested to download their call letters by following the procedure mentioned below:
- go to the official website www.ibps.in
- click on IBPS RRB mains call letter link
- log in using your registration ID or e-mail ID and password/Date of Birth
You can also download the admit card by visiting our IBPS RRB admit card page. Or you can refer to the link provided below by, it has a direct link to download the IBPS RRB 2018 Admit Card.
IBPS RRB 2018 Result
IBPS will release the results in two stages after completion of each level, i.e. prelims and mains. Candidates can check the result from the direct link to official IBPS website as and when the results are announced.
IBPS RRB 2018 Cutoff
The Selection in the IBPS RRB 2018, depends a lot on Cutoff for the exam. The IBPS RRB notification doesn’t give any clarity on the cutoff as of now. On the basis of our analysis, we have created an expected cut off list for the prelims and mains. Applicants can click on the button to read more about the expected cutoff of the exam. The following are the post-wise sectional cutoffs for Prelims stage:
| Office Assistant | Officer Scale-I |
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So, this was the details of the official IBPS RRB notification 2018. You can feel free to browse our website and get more such useful information about the exam.
Good luck!
